Anita Earls
Democratic · NC · Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
Anita Earls has been a justice on the state's highest court since 2019. A former civil rights lawyer, she says her focus is a fair court, access to justice for everyone, and protecting rights to health care, public schools and voting.
Where Anita Earls stands, based on their records
Supports
Election Integrity (1 record), Civil Rights (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Dissented when the North Carolina Supreme Court reversed its earlier rulings against partisan gerrymandering in Harper v. Hall.
April 28, 2023Supports Election Integrity
Source: law.justia.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 4 support
Filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop a judicial ethics investigation into her public comments about diversity on the North Carolina Supreme Court.
August 29, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: apnews.com
Wrote the North Carolina Supreme Court majority opinion in N.C. NAACP v. Moore, holding that courts could review constitutional amendments initiated by lawmakers elected from illegally drawn districts.
August 19, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com
Filed a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's 2013 voting law on behalf of voters while leading the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.
August 12, 2013Supports Civil Rights
Source: facingsouth.org
Testified to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that federal review of election-law changes remained necessary to protect minority voting rights.
May 16, 2006Supports Civil Rights
Source: judiciary.senate.gov
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Dissented from the North Carolina Supreme Court's decision ending the long-running Leandro public school funding case.
April 2, 2026
Source: law.justia.com
Received the North Carolina AFL-CIO's endorsement for reelection to the state Supreme Court.
December 12, 2025
Source: aflcionc.org
Wrote the North Carolina Supreme Court majority opinion upholding Greenville's red-light camera funding arrangement and allowing taxpayers to challenge it.
May 23, 2024
Source: law.justia.com
Ended her federal lawsuit after the Judicial Standards Commission dismissed the complaint against her without recommending discipline.
January 17, 2024
Source: apnews.com
Past race Anita Earls ran in:
- NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 01 · November 3, 2026 · North Carolina · incumbent